Woman convicted of being a prostitute

A warrant has been issued for a prostitute’s arrest after she was convicted in her absence at court.

Kathleen Cameron, 26, of Southampton Street, Katesgrove, was convicted of prostitution following a trial in her absence.

The Reading Magistrates’ Court trial took place on Thursday, September 24. Cameron was arrested after police spotted her picking up a kerb crawler in Lorne Street, West Reading, in November last year.

PC Aaron Gibbs, from the Oxford Road team, said: “Our neighbourhood residents have identified prostitution as a priority issue and this case is a small example of the work that is taking place in the area to tackle the problem.

“On a positive note we are receiving fewer complaints about prostitutes and kerb crawlers and the residents are telling us that they are seeing a reduction in the numbers of street girls in the neighbourhood.”